30
stubborn(adjective, obstinate, unyielding, characteristic, quality)
26
refractory(adjective, tough, firm, determined, negative)
23
recalcitrant(adjective, tough, firm, resist, negative)
19
contrary(adjective, persistent, antagonistic, obstinate, unyielding)
19
insubordinate(adjective, tough, firm, negative, hostile)
19
intractable(adjective, tough, firm, determined, negative)
19
obstinate(adjective, deliberate, determined, negative, hostile)
19
perverse(adjective, mean, tough, firm, determined)
19
unruly(adjective, violent, negative, hostile, fervent)
17
disobedient(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
16
rebellious(adjective, tough, firm, negative, hostile)
15
mutinous(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
14
defiant(adjective, resist, persistent, obstinate, insistent)
13
headstrong(adjective, tough, firm, deliberate, determined)
11
froward(noun, adjective, negative, hostile, persistent)
11
ungovernable(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
11
wayward(adjective, negative, hostile, persistent, contrary)
10
business-minded
10
insurgent(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
10
unmanageable(adjective, tough, firm, persistent, obstinate)
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